Towel-rack.



B. HURT.

TOWEL RACK.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 21, 1014.

1 1 18,553, Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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'rn STATES PAtrENToFFioE.

BELLE HURT, or INDIAN, meme.

TOWEL-RACK. t

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BnLLn I'IURT, a citizen ofithe United States, residing at Indian, in the countylof .Tazewell and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Towel-Racks, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying,drawings.

This invention relates to towel racks. p

The object of theinvention is to provide a simple and readily constructed form of,

towel rack, adapted for the two-fold purpose of hanging towels to be sub ected to the actionof the atmosphere for the purpose of drying, and also for maintaining them in folded position and in such manner as to shield them from dirt or dust. y

lVith the above and. other objects in view,

as will appear-as the natureofthe invention 4 is better understood, the same consists, generally. stated, in a towel rack or container comprising, essentially, a plurality of sections composed of pairs of flat members of greater length than an ordinary towel, each. pair .being hinged together independently,

and the whole series being connected in such manner as to permit ready access to any one container when it is desired either to position or remove a towel.

As/ a. mat eraof f he and pe fic struction will hereinafter more fully appear.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification andin which like characters of reference indicate correspond.

ing parts: Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a towel rack constructed in accordance withthe present invention. Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view in plan showing the manner in which the towel clamping means is assembled with the structure. Fig. 3 is a top plan view, with certain parts omitted,

showing the manner in which the sections of the rack are assembled. Fig. 4: is a similar View, showing parts omitted in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of Specification of Letters Patent.

one of theleaves, showing a modified. form of towel clamping dev1ce.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914; 1

Application filed March 21, 1914. Serial No, 826,280.

The container or rack comprises, in the present instance, four sections or folders,

eachcomprising twomembers l and 2,which may becons structed 0t any suitable material, such. as wood, indurated fiber or the like,

and eachpair of which is connected, inden pcndent of the otheigyby means of hinges 3, three of these h nges being employed in the present instance, although a; greater nurn:

her may be utilized if found necessary or desirable. i t

The sections are connected at their top. and bottom by metallic orelastic rings 4 and 5, which pass through the successive series of folders, and serve tohold them properly assembled, but at the same time permit them to be readily opened when it is desired to remove or install a towel. The structure as, a whole is adapted either to rest upon the ground with the sections open in order to expose the towels to the atmosphere, or to be suspended from an over-head support, to accomplish which a hanger 6 is provided whichmay be made from a length of wire connected with the upper ringl.

As 1 a means for holding the towels assembled with the dilierentsections of folders, aclamping ,means is employed which, as

shownin Fig. 1, consists of a length of flat braided rubber Twhich is woven through the upper ends of the successive folder members, one single length of the bralded ment, not only will the elastic clamp be made to operate as a means for retaining the towels in position, but it will also in a measure serve to hold the different folder sections assembled.

Instead of employing a continuous binder or clamp as above described, a single clamp 8 may be'employed in connection witheach of the folder members as shown in Fig. 5.

rubber being, employed for the purpose.

In use it is designed that the unfolded towels shall be suspended by the resilient clamp against the folder members, and the rack either suspended, or left to rest upon the ground in order to admit the towels thoroughly to be aired or dried, and after they have been folded and are again positioned between the members of the rack, the members of each folder are held firmly assembled by a plurality of latches 9 which 1. A towel rack comprising a plurality of connected two-leaved sections adapted to be folded into vertical parallelism, a towel suspending means connecting the sections, and means for holding the leaves of any section closely assembled independent of the'other sections.

2. A towel rack comprising a plurality of connected two-leaved sections, an elastic towel suspending means connecting the sections, and means for holding the leaves of any section closely assembled independent of the other sections.

3. A towel rack comprising a plurality of two-leaved sections, rings connecting the series of sections and disposed adjacent to the vupper and lower ends thereof, an elastic towel suspending member threaded through the series of leaves and connectlng the same, and means for holdmgthe leaves of any section closely assembled independently of the other sections.

4. A towel rack comprising a plurality of connected two-leaved sections, a link of elas tic material threaded through the series of leaves adjacent to their upper ends'to provide towel suspending means, rings connectlng the series of sections and disposed ad= acent to the upper and lower ends thereof,

latches carried by one member of each of the sections and arranged to straddle the other member at its edge, and means for suspending the rack from an vover-head support.

5. connected two leaved' sections provided 'adjacent to their upper ends with towel suspending means, the leaves of each section hinged together at their inner Vertical edges, and means for holding the leaves of .11.

h BELLE HURT. mar Witnesses: I

A. H. FULLER, A. S. HURT.

Copier of thin patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatenta, Washington, D. G.

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